New York City...best places to go.?

Take the Staten Island ferry, but don't just take the boat right back to Manhattan, as there are at least three places on SI worth a visit: Richmondtown Restoration, a restored colonial village with free admission; the Jacques Marchais Tibetan Museum, the only museum devoted to things Tibetan in the USA; and the Conference House, site of the only peace conference held between Americans and Brits during the Revolution. (Ben Franklin and John Adams were two of the Americans at the conference) While on SI, eat at the Bay Street Bistro, which offers really delicious Mongolian food. Lower Manhattan: have you seen the Chase Bank Money Museum with the one hundred quadrillion pengo note and the coin used to buy wives on Yap? Gone to the South Street Seaport; Fraunces Tavern; Chinatown (eat at Wo Hop on Mott Street). Way Uptown: The Cloisters, most beautiful spot in NYC, museum of pre-Renaissance things, famous for the unicorn tapestries, armor, outdoor music live Sundays in the summer. Dyckman House, British army HQ in the Revolution, now a museum. Queens: Bowne House, a stop on the underground railroad. Nearby are a number of very good restaurants. Flushing Hall of Science and the adjoining zoo with an aviary where you walk at treetop level to see the birds.

if you are there for a whole day try shakespear in the park it is free and is really good for just spending time with friends or family. you have to wait in line for tickets in the morning, they are given out at 1 I suggest getting there arround 8ish packing a picnic lunch and after you get the tickets you can mill around the park and look at the statues or go through the ramble until the show at 7:30

haha theres so many my friend. Chinatown has great food for really cheap. Close to south street seaport and soho but youve probably been there. Here's a place that not many people know about. Roosevelt Island. Take the F train queens bound its a small island with a great view of the manhattan shoreline. nothing to do there though. Go to Chelsea piers its a large stadium like place where you can play any sport and ice skate and other stuff. shop on 5th ave 34 street or uptown. Museum of natural history is cool also but you probably already been there. Hit the beach! rockaway, brighton, coney island especially. try tribeca, union square and st. mark's. little italy is a good place to eat when its warm you can sit outside they close the streets. go on google and type in nyc nightclubs or something we have good parties. webster hall on friday saturday nights is a big one.

Check out http://UNCOOLKIDS.com It's a daily events listing of unique, off-beat and fun events in the city. Definitely not anything where you would see another tourist. I would also recommend wandering around the West Village and getting cupcakes from Magnolia bakery and walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and getting pizza on the brooklyn side at Grimaldis.